Ceran De Hault De Lassus De St. Vrain
Ceran St. Vrain, born Ceran de Hault de Lassus de St. Vrain (May 5,
1802 – October 28, 1870), was a major fur trader, near Taos, New
Mexico, where he and his partner
William BentWilliam Bent established the trading
post of Bent's Fort. St. Vrain acted as an ally of the new United
States governor of the US provisional government of New Mexico,
Charles Bent, appointed during the Mexican-American War, by raising a
force of volunteers and participating with the
United States ArmyUnited States Army in
suppressing the Taos Revolt. Afterward, he served as a translator in
the US military's trial of numerous Mexican and Native American men
who had been part of the revolt. After the war, St. Vrain settled in
Mora, New MexicoMora, New Mexico Territory, where he had a grist mill and supplied the
U.S. Army garrison at the nearby Fort Union.Contents1 Early life
2 Into the fur trade and Bent, St
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St. LouisSt. LouisSt. Louis Lambert International Airport
MidAmerica
St. LouisSt. Louis AirportWaterways
Mississippi RiverWebsite
stlouis-mo.gov
St. LouisSt. Louis (/seɪnt ˈluːɪs/)[10][11][12] is an independent city[13]
and major U.S. port in the state of Missouri, built along the western
bank of the Mississippi River, which marks Missouri's border with
Illinois. The city had an estimated March 22, 2018 population of
308,626[8] and is the cultural and economic center of the Greater St.
Louis area (home to 2,807,338 people ), making it the largest
metropolitan area in
MissouriMissouri and the 19th-largest in the United
States.
Prior to European settlement, the area was a major regional center of
Native American Mississippian culture. The city of
St. LouisSt
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National Historic Sites (United States)
A National Historic Site (NHS) is a protected area of national
historic significance in the United States. An NHS usually contains a
single historical feature directly associated with its subject. A
related but separate designation, the
National Historical ParkNational Historical Park (NHP),
is an area that generally extends beyond single properties or
buildings, and its resources include a mix of historic and sometimes
significant natural features.
As of 2015, there are 50 NHPs and 90 NHSs. Most NHPs and NHSs are
managed by the
National Park ServiceNational Park Service (NPS). Some federally designated
sites are owned by local authorities or privately owned, but are
authorized to request assistance from the NPS as affiliated areas
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Westport, Kansas City
Westport is a historic neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Originally an independent town, it was annexed by
Kansas CityKansas City in 1897.
Today, it is one of Kansas City's main entertainment districts.Contents1 Background
2 Gallery
3 See also
4 External linksBackground[edit]
Westport was first settled by Reverend
Isaac McCoyIsaac McCoy and his family in
1831. It was located approximately 3 miles due south of the present
day location of downtown, Kansas City, Missouri. It was platted three
years later, and formally incorporated in February 1857. Isaac's son
John Calvin McCoyJohn Calvin McCoy is generally considered the "father of Kansas City"
after he formally founded the town
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FurFurFur is the hair covering of non-human mammals, particularly those
mammals with extensive body hair that is soft and thick. The stiffer
bristles on animals such as pigs are not generally referred to as fur.
The term pelage – first known use in English c. 1828 (French,
from Middle French, from poil for "hair", from
Old FrenchOld French peilss, from
LatinLatin pilus[1]) – is sometimes used to refer to the body hair
of an animal as a complete coat.
FurFur is also used to refer to animal
pelts which have been processed into leather with the hair still
attached
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Mule
Equus mulusA grey muleA mule is the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse
(mare).[1][2] Horses and donkeys are different species, with different
numbers of chromosomes. Of the two F1 hybrids (first generation
hybrids) between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a
hinny, which is the offspring of a female donkey (jenny) and a male
horse (stallion).
The size of a mule and work to which it is put depend largely on the
breeding of the mule's female parent (dam)
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José Antonio VizcarraJosé Antonio VizcarraJosé Antonio Vizcarra (or Viscarra) was a Mexican soldier who served
as Governor of New Mexico from 1822 to 1823. While conducting an
expedition against the Navajos in 1823, he was to first to record the
ruins of Chaco Canyon.Contents1 Career outline
2 Governor of New Mexico
3 Navajo expedition
4 Encounters with U.S. traders and troops
5 ReferencesCareer outline[edit]
José Antonio VizcarraJosé Antonio Vizcarra was the son of Don Juan José Viscarra and
Doña Gertrudis Alvarado, and was born in Cuencamé, Durango.[1]
Entering the army, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and was
appointed military chief of New Mexico in October 1822
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Canadian River
The
Canadian RiverCanadian River is the longest tributary of the
Arkansas RiverArkansas River in
the United States. It is about 906 miles (1,458 km) long,
starting in
ColoradoColorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas
Panhandle, and Oklahoma. The drainage area is about 47,700 square
miles (124,000 km2).[1]
The Canadian is sometimes referred to as the South
Canadian RiverCanadian River to
differentiate it from the
North Canadian RiverNorth Canadian River that flows into it.Contents1 Etymology
2 History
3 Course
4 Images
5 Notes
6 See also
7 References
8 External linksEtymology[edit]
It is unclear why the river is called the Canadian. On John C.
Fremont's route map of 1845, the river's name is listed as "Goo-al-pah
or Canadian River" from the Comanche and Kiowa name for the river
(Kiowa gúlvàu, (IPA: [gúdl-p'ɔː]) 'red river')
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AdobeAdobeAdobe (US: /əˈdoʊbi/ ( listen), UK: /əˈdoʊb/;[1]
Spanish: [aˈðoβe]) is a building material made from earth and
other organic materials.
AdobeAdobe means mudbrick in Spanish, but in some
English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, the term is used to
refer to any kind of earth construction. Most adobe buildings are
similar in appearance to cob and rammed earth buildings
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Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe
TrailTrail was a 19th-century transportation route through
central North America that connected Independence,
MissouriMissouri with Santa
Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, it served as a
vital commercial highway until the introduction of the railroad to
Santa Fe in 1880. Santa Fe was near the end of the El Camino Real de
Tierra Adentro, which carried trade from
MexicoMexico City.
The route skirted the northern edge and crossed the north-western
corner of Comancheria, the territory of the Comanches, who demanded
compensation for granting passage to the trail, and represented
another market for American traders.
ComancheComanche raiding farther south in
MexicoMexico isolated New Mexico, making it more dependent on the American
trade, and provided the
ComanchesComanches with a steady supply of horses for
sale
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National Register Of Historic Places
The
National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States
federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings,
structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their
historical significance. A property listed in the National Register,
or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify
for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred
preserving the property.
The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966
established the National Register and the process for adding
properties to it. Of the more than one million properties on the
National Register, 80,000 are listed individually
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Fort Saint VrainFort Saint VrainFort Saint Vrain was an 1837 fur trading post built by the Bent, St.
Vrain Company, and located at the confluence of
Saint Vrain CreekSaint Vrain Creek and
the South Platte River, about 20 miles (32 km) east of the Rocky
Mountains in the unorganized territory of the United States, in
present-day Weld County, Colorado. A historical marker notes the place
where Old Fort St. Vrain once stood, today at the end of Weld County
Road 40, located about seven miles north of Fort Vasquez, Colorado.
Among those who helped to establish the fort was Ceran St. Vrain,
after whom it was named.Spring pond at the site of Fort St. Vrain, 2007William Clark, governor of the territory, granted the Bent, St. Vrain
Co. a license to trade on November 8, 1836. Like neighboring forts,
the structure was built as a two-story adobe structure whose walls
encased an interior courtyard
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe (/ˌsæntəˈfeɪ/ or /ˈsæntəˌfeɪ/; Tewa: Ogha Po'oge,
Navajo: Yootó) is the capital of the state of New Mexico. It is the
fourth-largest city in the state and the seat of Santa Fe County.
This area was occupied for at least several thousand years by
indigenous peoples who built villages several hundred years ago on the
current site of the city. It was known by the Tewa inhabitants as Ogha
Po'oge ("White Shell Water Place").[4] The city of Santa Fe, founded
by Spanish colonists in 1610, is the oldest city in the state and the
oldest state capital city in the United States. Santa Fe (meaning
"holy faith" in Spanish) had a population of 69,204 in 2012. It is the
principal city of a
Metropolitan Statistical AreaMetropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses
all of
Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County and is part of the larger Albuquerque–Santa
Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area
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